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SENOIA HOME IN LATE 1800S
This house was home of Capt. W.D. Linch. The photo, submitted by Paul McKnight, Jr., was probably made in 1891, or that may be the date the house was…
1922 TRACK CHAMPIONS
This Newnan High School track team won the state high school track championship for Georgia in 1922. The members of the team were photographed on the steps of the old high school, which was located on Jackson Street on the lot now occupied by the…
CLASS OF 1920
Newnan High School's graduating class in 1920 was a bit smaller than those today, a little over 40 in comparison to almost 400 in 1985. In this photo are 43 students - 19 young men and 24 young women - along with several adults. In the class are,…
FOOTBALL FROM THE PAST
As the current high school football season proceeds toward its conclusion, it is appropriate to look back at this Newnan high football team of 1938. On the front row are, left to right, beginning with the young man in overalls, James Norman, then…
These Young Beauties
These young beauties are Newnan High School students from about 1907. In the photo are, front, from left, Ada Catherine Gibson (Mrs. James Lemuel Poole), Corrie Owens (Mrs. Ira Walker Brooks), Nellie Brown (Mrs. B. Glen Hopson); second row, Lily…
NEWNAN HIGH SCENIOR, 1921
These young ladies are from the graduating class of Newnan High School in 1921. Among those shown are Mary Stallings, Lucille Lovorn (Lane), Edna Bailey, Ola Mooney, Elsie Ragland (Taylor), Ruth Starr, Callie Reynolds (Bowers), Annie Clifford Grimes…
FROM THE 1920 NEWNAN HIGH
From the 1920 Newnan Senior Class are the young men, remember mostly by their nicknames. Among those in the group are Lee Evans, "Gulleywire" Goldwire, "Tub" Fields, "Kers" Kersey, "Buck" Leach, "Hubert" Meacham, "Chick" North, "Predessor" Pickett,…
NEWNAN HIGH CLASS OF 1937
The Newnan High School graduates from 1937 are shown in this photo taken in the auditorium in the upstairs of the Carnegie Library building by a photographer named Tarpley. Where married names of the women could be remembered, they are indicated in…
THE NEWNAN HIGH SCHOOL 1910
The Newnan High School 1910 graduating class was quite a bit smaller than the hundreds who will graduate next Monday night. In this photo are the graduates and their teachers. Following the numbers, beginning at top right and going down, are 1.…
NEWNAN HIGH SCHOOL, 1935
The family of George Willis Hammond shared this photograph, featuring the 1935 graduating class at Newnan high School. Left to right are, front, Alvin Harper, Rosa Deck, Margaret Kersey Heck, Helen Cole Jones, Lucy Wilkinson, Norman Camp, Mary Willie…
1935 Newnan Football Team
As football season is getting underway, we look back at one of Newnan High School's past football teams from about 1935. From left are, front, 21-Hugh Pope, 10-E.C. "Beefie" McCoy, 11-Roy Power, 1-Robert (Gravett or Gravette), 17-Philip Jackson,…
NEWNAN HIGH GRADUATES, 1904
This group of young people are the 1904 graduates of Newnan High School. From left are, front, John Robinson, Willis J. Davis, Earl Chandler; second row, Lorenna Robertson (far left) and Annie Lizzie Widener (far right); third row, Ysabel Salbide,…
NEWNAN HIGH FOOTBALL TEAM 1914
This group of young men composed the Newnan High School Football Team of 1914. From left are, front, W. Brewer, R. Martin, W. Lyle, E. Peniston, E.Cook, H. Farmer and H. Arnall. In back are Coach White, S. Powellm S.A. Camp, P. Kidd, A. Murphy, J.…
NEWNAN HIGH CLASS OF 1924
These Newnan High School graduates pose in their finery at ceremonies in 1924. From left are, front Ann Bryant, Ruth Boynton, Rose Stephens, Eileen Gurley, Hazel Potts, Ella Mae Smith, Virginia Davis, Virginia Banks (St. John), Marion Arnall, Martha…
OLD NEWNAN HIGH SCHOOL
The old Newnan High School, constructed about 1913, stood at Jackson Street and Temple Avenue. After the present Newnan High School building was constructed on LaGrange Street, the old building was used as a junior high stating in 1956. It closed…
THESE YOUNG PEOPLE
These young people comprised the 1921 Junior Class of Newnan High School. The photo is provided by Mrs. Catherine Passolt Glass, second from right on the back row of girls. Posing on the steps of the old building - no longer standing - on the side…
ASSISTANCE IS NEEDED
Assistance is needed to identify the names of these Newnan High School athletes. Herb Bridges of the Newnan-Coweta Historical Society would like to hear from anyone who known details on what sort of team this is, the year, and the names of the young…
NEWNAN HIGH FOOTBALL TEAM, 1927
This group of young men formed the Newnan High School Football Team in 1927. The photo is provided by Ted O. Booke for his father, T.R. Brooke. Mr. Brooke remembered most of the players; and Theron Welch and Litt Glover, Sr., helped with some…
NHS BASKETBALL TEAM, 1934
As basketball season rolls around again, we take a look back at the 1934 Newnan High School Basketball Team, photographed at the back of the old high school building that was located on Jackson Street at Temple Avenue. In the group are, from left,…
NEWNAN HIGH CLASS OF 1914
These individual graduation portraits and view of the Newnan public school are from a composite made by photographer S. Fowler in 1914. The picture was brought to the Male Academy Museum, and the provider is unknown. The building, later known as the…
THESE NEWNAN HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR BOYS
These Newnan High School Senior boys of the 1920-21 term are gathered on the steps of the old high school. The photo is provided by Milliard Hubbard. He could only identify some of those pictured by last name. From left are, front, - Hill, Charlie…
PLAYERS ON A NEWNAN HIGH BASEBALL
Players on a Newnan High Baseball team are shown in the picture on this postcard obtained recently by Frank Bezenah. The Newnan-Coweta Historical Society is seeking the names of the players and the year in which the photograph was taken. Anyone with…
THIS PHOTO OF A NEWNAN HIGH
This photo of a Newnan High football team was obained recently by Frank Bezenah. None of the players are identified, nor is the date of this photograph known. Anyone who knows the players and what year the team played is asked to contact Herb Bridges…
NEWNAN HIGH SCHOOL BAND, 1948
This photo of the Newnan High School Band of 1948 is from a group of picture compiled by the former Central High School honors program and provided by the Coweta County School System. Playing are, back to front, first row, Tom Graham, Thyrza White,…
NEWNAN HIGH FACULTY, 1945-46
The faculty and staff members of Newnan High School for 1945-46 are shown on the steps of the old school building, which was located at the corner of Temple Avenue and Jackson Street. Left to right are, Ellen Tucker, social science; Maryella Camp,…
NHS FOOTBALL TEAM OF 1920
This photo provided by Mrs. Winnie Glover Klein shows the Newnan High School Football Team of 1920. Included are Leigh North, Theron Welch, Clyde Lovern, Earnest Barron, Pigens Taylor, W.Y. Barnes, Pitts Johnson, Horace Kite, Roy Owens, Henry…
Newnan High FHA Honored
Newnan High FHA honored